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president obama spoke. >> in order for egypt to have a bright future, which i believe it can have, the only thing that will work is moving a orderly transition process that begins right now. >> though today's gathering was called the day of departure, president mubarak did not step down by the end of the day. he is still in his office, still holed up in his palace. the protestors still remain in the square. and we're joined now by ivan watson, who is at the square, and also ben wedeman and cnn's hala gorani. ivan, you were watching all of this extraordinary bravery and courage really. to remember what we have witnessed and what egyptians here have witnessed for 48 hours, the brutality, the attacks and yet to come out in such numbers and stand shoulder to shoulder, one with another, and brave the thugs and brave beatings was an extraordinary thing, ivan. >> really incredible. especially considering that this time last night when we were all talking, we really had the feeling that something terrible was going to happen with attempts to shut down the international and local media, and the
president obama spoke. >> in order for egypt to have a bright future, which i believe it can have, the only thing that will work is moving a orderly transition process that begins right now. >> though today's gathering was called the day of departure, president mubarak did not step down by the end of the day. he is still in his office, still holed up in his palace. the protestors still remain in the square. and we're joined now by ivan watson, who is at the square, and also ben...
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these are the people you would think would be one of those 14% that don't like obama. yet they're there on the political activist side of this fight. how does it work? >> i think, chris, it's because they're under attack and if your basic way of life are under attack, you will step forward regardless of what your political leanings are. i think the governor went too far. governor walker is right to help balance the budget in wisconsin and pennsylvania and states all across the country, they're going to be to have givebacks on the benefit side. government workers are going to have to contribute more to health care, more to pensions. and the union i think has responsibly recognized that. where governor walker went too far is try to get rid of collective bargain. he said we won the election and this is what people want. well, people wanted a reduction in spending, but governor walker didn't campaign saying he was going get rid of collective bargaining. it's not a popular idea with wisconsinites. i took over philadelphia at the time it was facing its worst financial crisis
these are the people you would think would be one of those 14% that don't like obama. yet they're there on the political activist side of this fight. how does it work? >> i think, chris, it's because they're under attack and if your basic way of life are under attack, you will step forward regardless of what your political leanings are. i think the governor went too far. governor walker is right to help balance the budget in wisconsin and pennsylvania and states all across the country,...
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at the white house today, president obama said "the future of egypt is going to be in the hand of egyptians." anti-mubarak protests continued today in cairo's tahrir square. tahrir means "liberation." but in contrast to the violence earlier this week that left at least 11 dead and scores injured, this rally was largely peaceful. egypt's defense minister even visited with the protestors and the curfew in the capital was relaxed. meanwhile, there were more antigovernment protests in other arab countries, including jordan. in syria, a protest fizzled because of a police crackdown. elizabeth palmer in cairo begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: what a difference 24 hours make. instead of running street battles, demonstrators arriving atta rear square this morning found smiling soldiers working with opposition organizers to set up checkpoints so no troublemakers got in. and if there was any doubt which side the army was on, this mob of mubarak supporters was left on the outside looking in, blocked by tanks. today the square felt like the safest place in cairo with an air of celebration. but
at the white house today, president obama said "the future of egypt is going to be in the hand of egyptians." anti-mubarak protests continued today in cairo's tahrir square. tahrir means "liberation." but in contrast to the violence earlier this week that left at least 11 dead and scores injured, this rally was largely peaceful. egypt's defense minister even visited with the protestors and the curfew in the capital was relaxed. meanwhile, there were more antigovernment...
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he does have to still work with president obama. and he laid out clearly that he's not going to negotiate from a position of weakness. >> sean: back to that initial moment inside the oval office. where on the day after president obama gave that speech, when he talked about the '67 borders, which he retreated on as quickly as he could. i was almost like, let me tell you what our reality is surrounded by syria, hamas, hezbollah, iranian-funded missiles, flying into our cities. let me educate you what the real world is all i sense the president was very angry at that moment. >> of course. if there was respect, it was a thin veil in effect, a foreign head of state came and rebuked our president before the congress and go a standing 0 vase for doing so. a remarkable moment. -- standing ovation for doing so. a remarkable moment. and more evidence that the president gravely miscalculated. americans support israel on a bipartisan basis. harry reid's reaction to this is remarkable. i rarely say kind words about harry reid. he took the side o
he does have to still work with president obama. and he laid out clearly that he's not going to negotiate from a position of weakness. >> sean: back to that initial moment inside the oval office. where on the day after president obama gave that speech, when he talked about the '67 borders, which he retreated on as quickly as he could. i was almost like, let me tell you what our reality is surrounded by syria, hamas, hezbollah, iranian-funded missiles, flying into our cities. let me...
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in head-to-head matchups, obama 46%, mitt romney 47%. obama 50% to herman cain's 45%. and president obama against rick perry, 51% to 43%. >> new poll out today. i bring in our senior washington editor on something else the poll showed. not only unhappiness with the president and the economy, but the congress even lower and christiane amanpour asked the speaker of house about this on abc. >> no matter what you say about the president, congress' approval ratings are way lower. how do you live with that, 9% approval? >> listen, congress has never been popular. >> this is historic. >> never been popular with the american people. they look at the battles that go on here in capitol hill, and they don't like to see it. i understand that. it would surprise people that 90% of the time members of congress on both sides of the aisle get along. >> i think it would surprise people. 90% of the time getting along, so many people would ask, why can't they gget a plan on the e? >> sthe want answers, they want progress. that is why you see the president campaigning on his jobs plan. thi
in head-to-head matchups, obama 46%, mitt romney 47%. obama 50% to herman cain's 45%. and president obama against rick perry, 51% to 43%. >> new poll out today. i bring in our senior washington editor on something else the poll showed. not only unhappiness with the president and the economy, but the congress even lower and christiane amanpour asked the speaker of house about this on abc. >> no matter what you say about the president, congress' approval ratings are way lower. how do...
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and today president obama, for the first time, said out loud, almost, that it was time for mubarak to step aside. >> now i believe that president mubarak cares about his country. he is proud, but he's also a patriot. the key question he should be asking himself is "how do i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period?" and my hope is he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: now, the administration remains very much in touch with the egyptian government. secretary of defense gates spoke for the fourth time today to his counterpart and the president has been saying for a week that it has to be a time when the transition process begins, as he puts it, "now." but nobody in egypt seems to be paying any attention. finally today, however, the president said that for the first time discussions about the transition have begun. katie? >> couric: all right. bill plante at the white house tonight. bill, thanks so much. now to the struggling economy. the government reported today that the unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a point last mo
and today president obama, for the first time, said out loud, almost, that it was time for mubarak to step aside. >> now i believe that president mubarak cares about his country. he is proud, but he's also a patriot. the key question he should be asking himself is "how do i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period?" and my hope is he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: now, the administration remains very much...
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now, president obama has been saying for a number of days knew this would happen within days, not weeks. however, there are a couple of very important points to keep in mind. first of all, this is not going to happen instantaneously. as one senior administration official described it to me, it's not like hitting a light switch, it's like setting a thermostat. it takes time for the temperature to change. and it could be a number of days or even manufacture before this transition happens. and, second, even after the transition happens, u.s. pilots are still going to be very much involved. flying everything from surveillance missions to combat missions. katie? >> couric: all right, chip reid at the white house. chip, thanks very much. as the u.s. steps back, france is playing a larger role in the operation. that includes the attack on that libyan warplane we told you about. mark phillips has more on that from tripoli. >> reporter: french jets operating out of corsica are being credited with the kill. a french patrol picked up a radar blip of a libyan plane apparently sent up to test the no
now, president obama has been saying for a number of days knew this would happen within days, not weeks. however, there are a couple of very important points to keep in mind. first of all, this is not going to happen instantaneously. as one senior administration official described it to me, it's not like hitting a light switch, it's like setting a thermostat. it takes time for the temperature to change. and it could be a number of days or even manufacture before this transition happens. and,...
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>>> president obama travels to new jersey this sunday to look over damage caused by hurricane irene.l there is plenty to see.l tonight at least 18,000 people can't go home, mostly because of flooding.l 147,000 utility customers don't have power more than 3 days after the storm made landfall.l governor chris christie showed federal officials around some of the hardest-hit areas today.l >> the rivers in new jersey have crested and are beginning to recede.l the passaic river at pine brook and at little falls may remain above major flood stage until friday morning, though, so we're clearly not out of the woods yet.l >> cnn national correspondent susan candiotti joins us now from little falls, new jersey, susan, just start with what you have seen today.l in many, many years.l a lot of people have flood insurance.l some homeowners also told us they had given up on it.l given up on it because they're tired of paying the premiums and they're tired of losing so much because it only covers so much.l and, candy, if you move over here a little bit, we can tell you that the water has been receding
>>> president obama travels to new jersey this sunday to look over damage caused by hurricane irene.l there is plenty to see.l tonight at least 18,000 people can't go home, mostly because of flooding.l 147,000 utility customers don't have power more than 3 days after the storm made landfall.l governor chris christie showed federal officials around some of the hardest-hit areas today.l >> the rivers in new jersey have crested and are beginning to recede.l the passaic river at pine...
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meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. >> reporter: but one big question president obama did not answer is whether it's enough for president mubarak to leave in september or whether he needs to step down now. katie, back to you. >> couric: i'll be back with >> couric: i'll be back with more from cairo later in the broadcast. but now let's go to new york where harry smith has the rest of the day's news, including that latest storm that's pounding much of the country. harry? >> smith: that's right, katie. a massive winter storm that's slamming the country from colorado to connecticut. we'll take a look next. eled to s of nfl training camp to put our 24-hour frequent heartburn protection to the test for two weeks. [ diehl ] people think we're indestructible, but if you're out there and you're feeling burning it's gonna affect the way that you play. prilosec otc is the one thing i can count on to block my heartburn. when i take it in the morning i'm ready to go for the rest of the day [ male announcer ] prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn! buy two 42-count
meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. >> reporter: but one big question president obama did not answer is whether it's enough for president mubarak to leave in september or whether he needs to step down now. katie, back to you. >> couric: i'll be back with >> couric: i'll be back with more from cairo later in the broadcast. but now let's go to new york where harry smith has the rest of the day's news, including that latest storm that's pounding much of the...
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. >> president obama is not a muslim. i'm taking his word that he's a christian, but here's where it falls apart for many americans. it's a christianity that most americans just don't recognize. >> well, bob, there's where it falls apart. in other words, i mean, i've never seen a religious test so brilliantly, brilliantly applied to a guy to screw him politically. it's not really christianity.ç that's really what it is. maybe isn't it of course, imam, obama, that independence that kind of language. i thefr heard any of this done. i guess you go have to back to father coughlin and rosin feld and that horrible anti-semitic stuff that went on in the '30s, i don't think it's in recent history, this kind of talk. >> it's fear, smear and innuendo that would have had made george mccarthy proud. there's so many layers of bigotry. the black christian church in america has been a powerful shaping influence on our history, was the point of the lance of the civil rights movement, where martin luther king came from. i would say that
. >> president obama is not a muslim. i'm taking his word that he's a christian, but here's where it falls apart for many americans. it's a christianity that most americans just don't recognize. >> well, bob, there's where it falls apart. in other words, i mean, i've never seen a religious test so brilliantly, brilliantly applied to a guy to screw him politically. it's not really christianity.ç that's really what it is. maybe isn't it of course, imam, obama, that independence that...
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president obama says the change cannot wait. >> the future of egypt will be determined by its people. it's clear there needs to be a transition process that begins now. >>> the egyptian government has ideas. this is what the egyptian foreign minister told cnn. >> we egyptians do not like opposition from abroad. >> it is your own people? >> no, no, it is not. the president wants to transform the country. all of us will transform the country. we will not through chaos, but through an orderly transformation. >> he is an egyptian born free-lance journalist. she joins me from los angeles. what do you say to that statement from the foreign minister? >> i think the foreign minister's statement, in the same way statements by other members of the regime indicate they operate in a reality that is out of touch with what has been happening on the streets. this is the 12th day of an uprising that made it clear to mubarak and his regime that egyptians want him to go. the war of nutrition, they are trying to divide egyptians by spending rumors and it's a plot from abroad. it's not true. it shows des
president obama says the change cannot wait. >> the future of egypt will be determined by its people. it's clear there needs to be a transition process that begins now. >>> the egyptian government has ideas. this is what the egyptian foreign minister told cnn. >> we egyptians do not like opposition from abroad. >> it is your own people? >> no, no, it is not. the president wants to transform the country. all of us will transform the country. we will not through...
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. >>> for the first time in more than a week, president obama took reporters' questions about egypt today, but no matter the question, the president was clearly being careful still about what he said and how he said it, as the administration has been all week. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, was there and is with us from there tonight. savannah, you can see the frustration growing and you can see the words changing day by day. >> reporter: and the intensity with which those words are spoken. this is an administration also working feverishly behind the scenes, telephone diplomacy happening at all levels of the government. the secretary of state hillary clinton called the egyptian foreign minister and tried to reach the prime minister as she flew to munich. what's flew tonight is the u.s. wants a caretaker transitional government backed by the military until free and fair elections can be held. there are various proposals out there about who could lead such a government, including the vice president, omar suleiman, the backing of the military is key here. what's also clear
. >>> for the first time in more than a week, president obama took reporters' questions about egypt today, but no matter the question, the president was clearly being careful still about what he said and how he said it, as the administration has been all week. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, was there and is with us from there tonight. savannah, you can see the frustration growing and you can see the words changing day by day. >> reporter: and the intensity with...
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the fun was going to be over when he got home and the final hours of his hawaii vacation, president obama took his family to the zoo. they went to the beach. they went out to dinner and then they boarded the plane for the long flight home. to a city that has changed since he's been away there's a new party in power in the house. a new house speaker. a new political reality and now it gets interesting for both the democrats and the republicans at both ends of the spectrum in washington. we begin here tonight with our white house correspondent savannah guthrie. >> good evening, brian. the president spent the day behind closed doors. aides know this is largely the republican's week and the president is keeping a low profile so far. there are going to be a lot of new faces at the capital tomorrow and before long, new faces here at the white house as well. leaving hawaii behind and coming back to washington, aboard air force one, the president said he hoped to return to republicans ready to work together. >> my expectation and my hope is that john boehner and mitch mcconnell will realize that
the fun was going to be over when he got home and the final hours of his hawaii vacation, president obama took his family to the zoo. they went to the beach. they went out to dinner and then they boarded the plane for the long flight home. to a city that has changed since he's been away there's a new party in power in the house. a new house speaker. a new political reality and now it gets interesting for both the democrats and the republicans at both ends of the spectrum in washington. we begin...
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. >> couric: public comments from the obama administration have been measured and diplomatic but privately the message to president mubarak has been blunt and direct. chip reid is at the white house tonight and, chip, what is the administration's main objective and are they achieving it? >> reporter: well, katie is, the number-one objective is an orderly transition to a new and stable government. the last thing that the united states government wants is for the egyptian government to descend into chaos. the fear is that that could lead either in the near future or down the road to some kind of radical islamic government coming to power and that would be very bad news for the united states. it would also be very bad news for israel and for the middle east peace process and don't forget, whoever controls egypt also controls access to the suez canal, and that is vitally important economically not only to the united states but to countries around the world. but one other thing. the objective of finding an egyptian government that actually responds to and respects the rights of the egyptian peo
. >> couric: public comments from the obama administration have been measured and diplomatic but privately the message to president mubarak has been blunt and direct. chip reid is at the white house tonight and, chip, what is the administration's main objective and are they achieving it? >> reporter: well, katie is, the number-one objective is an orderly transition to a new and stable government. the last thing that the united states government wants is for the egyptian government...
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earlier this week president obama met with early education program teachers and teacher training at a community college in north carolina and he was stressing the link between early education and success later in life. this is what he told those folks. he said, how well we do as a country will depend on how well we train our young people and it starts early. nick, you were at harvard talking to early childhood education experts this week. what are folks talking about there in the new era of budget tightening about the importance of spending money on the front end? >> well, i think one point everybody makes is that there are no quick fixes in education. but the point that comes up over and over is that if you want to get more people in college, if you want to get more people graduating from high school, then the solutions aren't necessarily in the high schools or even in the middle schools, but they may be in early childhood education, that is the area where you get the most bang for the buck when you work with 4-year-olds, for example, so that they don't start off behind the starting
earlier this week president obama met with early education program teachers and teacher training at a community college in north carolina and he was stressing the link between early education and success later in life. this is what he told those folks. he said, how well we do as a country will depend on how well we train our young people and it starts early. nick, you were at harvard talking to early childhood education experts this week. what are folks talking about there in the new era of...
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president obama laid her problems right on cantor's doorstep. >> mr. cantor should come down to dallas and look kim russ until the eye and tell her why she doesn't deserve to be in the classrooming doing what she loves, helping our kids. >> that teacher, kim russell will join us here on the "the ed show" in a moment. the president also invited cantor and the republicans to face other texans who desperately need congress to pass his jobs package. >> come tell dallas construction workers why they should be sitting idle instead of out there on the job. tell small business owners and workers in this community why you would rather defend tax breaks for folks who don't need them, for millionaires rather than tax cuts for middle-class families. and if you won't do that, at least put this jobs bill up for a vote so that the entire country knows exactly where members of congress stand. [ applause ] >> so be fair about this, folks. who's the honest broker in all of this? was it not in the lame duck session of the congress that the president went along with the e
president obama laid her problems right on cantor's doorstep. >> mr. cantor should come down to dallas and look kim russ until the eye and tell her why she doesn't deserve to be in the classrooming doing what she loves, helping our kids. >> that teacher, kim russell will join us here on the "the ed show" in a moment. the president also invited cantor and the republicans to face other texans who desperately need congress to pass his jobs package. >> come tell dallas...
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rick perry has released an ad attacking president obama. i want you to take a listen to it. >> i'm not ashamed to admit i'm a christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. as president, i'll end obama's war on religion. >> what do you think when -- i mean, i was going to ask you if you think president obama has mounted a war on religion and christmas. but when you hear that commercial, when you see that ad, what goes through your head? >> niffirst of all, i dearly lo governor perry. i've known him for a number of years, but on this particular issue i see it quite differently. i just left washington where i was with invited to a christmas celebration with the president and the first lady. and previously they had asked me to speak for an easter service specifically are on the death and resurrection of our lord. i don't know what leads him to that perfect session, but having i
rick perry has released an ad attacking president obama. i want you to take a listen to it. >> i'm not ashamed to admit i'm a christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. as president, i'll end obama's war on religion. >> what do you think when -- i mean, i was going to ask you if you think president obama has...
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. >> el presidente barack obama llegÓ hoy a honolulu en hawai. inaugurÓ la cumbre del foro de cooperaciÓn económica asia- pacÍfi, ap, nominada por la voluad de nueve paÍses de ese grupo de crear el Área de libre comercio mÁs grande dellaneta. >> una madre de dos hijos a travÉs del implora a las autoridades de inmigraciÓn que no la deporten. >> y los dreamers, los soÑadores, no se dan por vencidos. hoy renovaron sus pedidos en dallas, texas. >> el tributo de recordaciÓn a las vÍctimas. ya volvemos. mientras, mantÉngase bien informado con nosotros a trÉs de de facebook y twitte ♪ >> hoy se revelaron las imÁgenes de una mujer de montenegro un paÍs europeo, pidiendo a gritos y en medio del llanto que la dejen permanecer. ha estado rogando a las autoridades que le otorgen asilo y no la deportendesde que fue denida en marzo pasado. pidiÓ asi en 1994. tiene dos hijos ciudadanos estadounidenses y desde 2004 tiene en su contra una orden de depoaciÓn. la meta de logr el dream act sigue en pie entre cientos de les de estudiantes. un ejem
. >> el presidente barack obama llegÓ hoy a honolulu en hawai. inaugurÓ la cumbre del foro de cooperaciÓn económica asia- pacÍfi, ap, nominada por la voluad de nueve paÍses de ese grupo de crear el Área de libre comercio mÁs grande dellaneta. >> una madre de dos hijos a travÉs del implora a las autoridades de inmigraciÓn que no la deporten. >> y los dreamers, los soÑadores, no se dan por vencidos. hoy renovaron sus pedidos en dallas, texas. >> el tributo de...
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president obama is expected to arrive shortly after 1:00 p.m. eastern. he's going to meet with tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at 3:00 eastern at a memorial service. his visit comes as the death toll rises now to 142. more than 90 people remain missing. the city is going to observe a moment of silence at 5:41 central this afternoon. that is the precise time when one week ago today that tornado plowed a half-mile path through joplin. >>> president obama's visit to joplin comes one month to the day after he visited tuscaloosa, alabama. an april 27 tornado there killed 41 people. 1 of 14 tornadoes that tore across that state. homeland security secretary janet napolitano toured pratt, alabama shortly after that tornado. she's headed to another town to survey recovery efforts there today. >>> lockheed martin says they've successfully fought off a cyber attack and projected the integrity of customer and employee data. the attack was launched may 21st but the aerospace company is not saying what part of their computer system was targeted. lockheed mar
president obama is expected to arrive shortly after 1:00 p.m. eastern. he's going to meet with tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at 3:00 eastern at a memorial service. his visit comes as the death toll rises now to 142. more than 90 people remain missing. the city is going to observe a moment of silence at 5:41 central this afternoon. that is the precise time when one week ago today that tornado plowed a half-mile path through joplin. >>> president obama's visit to joplin comes...
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while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for president mubarak to step down, in recent days they have left little doubt about it. >> he should be asking himself, how do i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period. and i hope that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: today frank wisner, the man president obama sent days ago. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. >> reporter: wisner and the white house say he was not speaking for the government. >> it might force him to dig in, instead. >> what matters isn't what happens in the next day or two. it doesn't matter whether mubarak is the president of egypt. what matters is what is the process to move beyond. >> reporter: lester, with the statements, meetings and calls, white house officials remain eager to knock down the perception that they are in anyway orchestrating events
while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for president mubarak to step down, in recent days they have left little doubt about it. >> he should be asking himself, how do i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period. and i hope that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: today frank wisner, the man president obama sent days ago. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those...
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vote for obama. 23% would definitely vote for obama. the remaining 30% out there, obama has to run the table if things stand as they are. it's really the democrats have the weak candidate they should be concerned about, not the republicans. the republicans are going to unite behind whomever emerges from this field. >> in terms s of that polling, e thing that's interesting, as low as the president's approval ratings have been recently, jonathan, he remains incredibly personally popular and remains much more popular than the republicans in congress. i wonder whether you think that personal popularity, who on the republican side is sort of best equipped to go toe to toe with him on that? >> well, you know, he is the underdog as he said this week, but, you know, right now basically the only plausible candidate in the republican party is mitt romney. i mean, perry is cratering. he could make a comeback. stranger things have happened. somebody else could get in. i think there's a decent chance that rudy gi
vote for obama. 23% would definitely vote for obama. the remaining 30% out there, obama has to run the table if things stand as they are. it's really the democrats have the weak candidate they should be concerned about, not the republicans. the republicans are going to unite behind whomever emerges from this field. >> in terms s of that polling, e thing that's interesting, as low as the president's approval ratings have been recently, jonathan, he remains incredibly personally popular and...
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candidate obama promised the big spenders would no longer get the plum positions. tonight, we report on whether he kept that promise and how does his white house compare to the bush administration he denounced? >>> backstabbed. pakistan arrests the brave people who helped the united states get osama bin laden. outrage building against pakistan tonight. >>> vampire attack in your house. the truth about which of your home appliances sucks up the most energy while you sleep. costing you a whole lot of money. >>> and, team spirit. some big league players with a home run for the heart. >>> good evening. most of us agree, it is a stark reality of modern politics. the hammer lock of money on american power and government. three years ago, candidate obama promised he would change that in his white house. first up tonight, jake tapper, who spent the day looking at new evidence about what is actually happening, three years later. >> mr. stewart bainum and his wife, mrs. sandra bainum. >> reporter: there they're at fancy white house state dinners. >> my good friend from law s
candidate obama promised the big spenders would no longer get the plum positions. tonight, we report on whether he kept that promise and how does his white house compare to the bush administration he denounced? >>> backstabbed. pakistan arrests the brave people who helped the united states get osama bin laden. outrage building against pakistan tonight. >>> vampire attack in your house. the truth about which of your home appliances sucks up the most energy while you sleep....
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obama uses shared sacrifice or sacrifice what does that word mean? >> everyone at 50 please, great question. >> strengthen to me, means giving people more control of their own lives. having decisions made by the patient and the doctor not by a government bureaucrat or insurance company bureaucrat. if you let people be responsible shoppers they do a much better job than a government one size fits all approach. that's the position that i've supported and continue to support. having patients involved in the decisions and their care. >> i'm a friend of a doctor. i remember in the day when people would come in and there would be a sign at the door saying that payment is due when service is rendered. and they didn't have insurance or anything like that. not as much as they do now. i think the big problem is, people don't know how much it really costs for health care. explain more how choice can help that. >> patients don't know what it costs. as a matter of fact, they don't think of it as their money. it is somebody else's money company, the government mon
obama uses shared sacrifice or sacrifice what does that word mean? >> everyone at 50 please, great question. >> strengthen to me, means giving people more control of their own lives. having decisions made by the patient and the doctor not by a government bureaucrat or insurance company bureaucrat. if you let people be responsible shoppers they do a much better job than a government one size fits all approach. that's the position that i've supported and continue to support. having...
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let me tell you i have no problem with folks saying obama cares. i do care. >> reporter: and during the q&a portion of this second town hall, the president promised to unveil a plan in september that he says will create jobs and control the deficit. >> chuck todd in iowa tonight. >>> we also want to point out this bus trip by the president marks the debut of two new identical black busses meant for presidential travel and maintained by the secret service. prior to this, presidents have often traveled in plain old leased busses with minor modifications and security concerns about that have been raised going back to the clinton administration and through the bush 43 years, that the president is somehow vulnerable in a rented bus. these new busses cost $1.1 million apiece. and notably, the gop nominee will travel in one as well this campaign season when they receive secret service protection. one other note from today, president obama today made mention of an op-ed article getting a lot of attention. the billionaire warren buffett made the case in tod
let me tell you i have no problem with folks saying obama cares. i do care. >> reporter: and during the q&a portion of this second town hall, the president promised to unveil a plan in september that he says will create jobs and control the deficit. >> chuck todd in iowa tonight. >>> we also want to point out this bus trip by the president marks the debut of two new identical black busses meant for presidential travel and maintained by the secret service. prior to this,...
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>> nobody will really notice and president obama said we need to raise taxes on the wealthy. the math on this basically comes down to this, taxes are going to have to go up on most people and most people will have to make do with getting a little bit less from the government. it doesn't have to happen and probably won't, but that's how the math comes out. >> if you were a politician, you can't say that. >> it's a conundrum. if we had a pay as you go mentality and politicians didn't get punished for doing responsible things pay as you go most of the time, we wouldn't be in this problem but we're pushing it off to the last minute and as a lot of people say it will take a crisis. >> politicians won't talk about it because it's not palatable. and we're part of the problem because we like low taxes and we like spending on lots of stuff because it makes the american life good but this is a problem that will affect most americans. >> that's right. the polls though this as clear as can be, most americans want government to be smaller and taxes to stay low, but nobody wants medicare s
>> nobody will really notice and president obama said we need to raise taxes on the wealthy. the math on this basically comes down to this, taxes are going to have to go up on most people and most people will have to make do with getting a little bit less from the government. it doesn't have to happen and probably won't, but that's how the math comes out. >> if you were a politician, you can't say that. >> it's a conundrum. if we had a pay as you go mentality and politicians...
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obama. but since then many say they are disappointed with his failure to achieve immigration reform. >> don't take a community for granted. he said, i will sign an immigration bill the first year of my presidency. and now what we have is more deportations and more separation of families than ever before. >> reporter: puerto ricans say they are typically less concerned about immigration since they are u.s. citizens and more concerned about the main issue facing most americans -- unemployment which hovers above 16% on the island. some credit the president for paying attention. >> he made it clear that we're part of the nation and that he'll continue treating us as part of the nation. >> reporter: actions that could win the president favor in 2012, but many puerto ricans say even if politics is driving this visit, that's okay. so even if he's here for a minute or five hours, he did take time to come over here and visit us. >> reporter: now the president left about an hour earlier than expected
obama. but since then many say they are disappointed with his failure to achieve immigration reform. >> don't take a community for granted. he said, i will sign an immigration bill the first year of my presidency. and now what we have is more deportations and more separation of families than ever before. >> reporter: puerto ricans say they are typically less concerned about immigration since they are u.s. citizens and more concerned about the main issue facing most americans --...
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president obama made it official today. he wants to stay there four more years. the president kicked off his 2012 re-election run with the video, e-mails, even texts, searching for his supporters again to recapture the magic from four years ago. jake tapper broke the news the announcement would come dawn before today. he's at the white house today. >> reporter: here's a video from senator obama four years ago. a campaign appearance of hope, making promises of change. >> we want something new. we want to turn the page. >> reporter: we can end a war, the campaign said then. we can save the planet. we can change the world. here's the video president obama sent out this morning declaring his candidacy. >> i don't agree with obama on everything but i respect him and i trust him. >> reporter: it's the difference between running as an inspiring blank slate and as an incumbent leading the nation mired in three wars, including libya, with close to 9% unemployment and a controversial record such as the health care law. in 2007 and 2008, courtney height worked for the obama
president obama made it official today. he wants to stay there four more years. the president kicked off his 2012 re-election run with the video, e-mails, even texts, searching for his supporters again to recapture the magic from four years ago. jake tapper broke the news the announcement would come dawn before today. he's at the white house today. >> reporter: here's a video from senator obama four years ago. a campaign appearance of hope, making promises of change. >> we want...
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we'll be talking about cain and talking about president obama, taxes, we're going to talk to him about everything. stay with us. [ male announcer ] when a moment suddenly turns romantic, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. even if it doesn't happen every day, you can be ready anytime the moment's right, because you take a clinically proven low-dose tablet every day. [ man ] tell your doctor about all your medical conditions...
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. >> we watched president obama in '09 in cairo speaking about democracy and human rights. at the time, the words weren't considered a harsh criticism of mubarak in any way. has that changed at all now in. >> what we have heard is president obama saying, using benign diplomatic language in the cameras about how he's pushing or gently nudging mubarak toward these reforms. yerd in an interview i did with david axelrod, he used stronger language to talk about how president obama has been conveying this to mubarak. stronger language than we have ever heard before. >> he's on several occasions directly confronted president mubarak on it, and pushed him on the need to -- for political reform. >> to get ahead. >> in this country, exactly, to get ahead of this. >> directly confunted, david. that's what i'm told by white house officials, more diplomatic than the more benign language we have heard until now. >> jake, look forward to. in neent, the u.s. as you know, has a long history with president mubarak. who is he and how many billions of dollars have taxpayer hear spent on the re
. >> we watched president obama in '09 in cairo speaking about democracy and human rights. at the time, the words weren't considered a harsh criticism of mubarak in any way. has that changed at all now in. >> what we have heard is president obama saying, using benign diplomatic language in the cameras about how he's pushing or gently nudging mubarak toward these reforms. yerd in an interview i did with david axelrod, he used stronger language to talk about how president obama has...
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merkel spoke with obama about uprising in the east and the economy. >>> to police officers were arided after approving of charlie sheen. ank in april you may recall investigation that charlie sheen received an illegal motorcade to constitution hall. >>> an investigation of a plane crash and wisconsin. f16 grass into the ground. eyewitnesses say they heard a loud explosion and saw a trail heavy black smoke. the pilot safely ejected before the crash. >>> it appears the government tarmac rule is working. delays on the tarmac are down. only been a few instances of delays of three or more hours. been no fines. critics warn that with the seasontravel approaching, strict enforcement should be put in place. >>> teenagers do not like them, but there is the reason they a learner's permit. here is what happens when a baltimore team got behind the wheel. the car into a middle of a leak. years old. the hat and grandmother escaped unharmed. @ is expected to be trafficwith a violation. i might be afraid to ever drive after that experience. >> for good reason. >>> are you ready for some heat? upper 90
merkel spoke with obama about uprising in the east and the economy. >>> to police officers were arided after approving of charlie sheen. ank in april you may recall investigation that charlie sheen received an illegal motorcade to constitution hall. >>> an investigation of a plane crash and wisconsin. f16 grass into the ground. eyewitnesses say they heard a loud explosion and saw a trail heavy black smoke. the pilot safely ejected before the crash. >>> it appears the...